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you talk about the issue surrounding the romney campaign and an outside romney campaign adviser told you in the book they haven't been able to grapple with the central issue that they face as campaign which is in the absence of a candidate who has any poetry or any ability to connect on the emotional level how do you create a bond? if you are a supercharismatic candidate like john mccain, they ran without a bold agenda, because they have a more emotional and values way to connect to the voters, but this guy does not have it. he has the warmth of a wall street ceo. evan, essential he connect at some point for the voters say, i can't have a beer with him, but i think that he can turn the economy around. >> well, as you were saying at the top of the show, if the economy tanks and unemployment is way up, he can win by default, but sure, he's got to do better than he has done. he has been a bad politician. he has to find some way to be and i don't like this word, but relatable, and some way to relate to voters, and they have not figured it out. they will try. you will see a lot more of ro
you talk about the issue surrounding the romney campaign and an outside romney campaign adviser told you in the book they haven't been able to grapple with the central issue that they face as campaign which is in the absence of a candidate who has any poetry or any ability to connect on the emotional level how do you create a bond? if you are a supercharismatic candidate like john mccain, they ran without a bold agenda, because they have a more emotional and values way to connect to the voters,...
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you talk about the image issue that's surrounded the romney campaign and outside romney campaign adviser told you in the book, quote, they haven't been able to grapple with the central issue and central challenge they face as a campaign, that is that in the absence of a candidate who has any poetry, any ability to connect on an emotional level, how do you create a bond? if you're a supercharismatic candidate like george w. bush or john mccain they ran without a real bold agenda. they had more emotional level, values level ways to connect with voters. this guy hasn't had it. evan, is it essential that at some point he connect or can voters simply say, look, i can't have a beer with him but i think he can turn the economy around? >> well, as you were saying at the top the show, if the economy tanks and unemployment goes away, he can win by default. i mean, sure. he's got to do better than he's done. he's been a bad politician. he has to find some way to be, i don't like this word, but relatable. some way to relate to voters. they haven't figured it out. you'll see more romney telling his l
you talk about the image issue that's surrounded the romney campaign and outside romney campaign adviser told you in the book, quote, they haven't been able to grapple with the central issue and central challenge they face as a campaign, that is that in the absence of a candidate who has any poetry, any ability to connect on an emotional level, how do you create a bond? if you're a supercharismatic candidate like george w. bush or john mccain they ran without a real bold agenda. they had more...
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mitt romney. i think it's unlikely because perry bachmann and gingrich, they are still all in that field and taking some of that vote, splintering enough that frankly mitt romney may wind up winning with 26% which is remarkable. >> that is the point susan page, you're in des moines, we'll join you there tomorrow. the whole point is that mitt romney is benefitting from this division of theç conservative libertarian evangelical wings of the party. >> he sure is. i interviewed mitt romney yesterday on his campaign bus. i have to say he is about as optimistic as i have seen him. i remember four years watching his campaign collapse at this point with the surge of huckabee, there's none of that sense now. i think the romney people are in this to win. we've never had someone who won the iowa caucuses and then the new hampshire primary and then failed to get the nomination. >> susan, also usa today and gallop have a poll an political ideology, this is your poll on a scale of 1 to 5 with 1 being very lib
mitt romney. i think it's unlikely because perry bachmann and gingrich, they are still all in that field and taking some of that vote, splintering enough that frankly mitt romney may wind up winning with 26% which is remarkable. >> that is the point susan page, you're in des moines, we'll join you there tomorrow. the whole point is that mitt romney is benefitting from this division of theç conservative libertarian evangelical wings of the party. >> he sure is. i interviewed mitt...
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romney supporters are less supportive of romney than they have been in past republican nominees. we have more donors to our organization and far bigger organization with more volunteers on the ground where they are getting their money is from the special interest. they want to protect their tax breaks and subsidies and special deals. >> they put out a new ad calling on mitt romney to release more tax returns. what do you think are in those returns? >> mitt romney has been the most creative candidate for president since richard nixon. he disclosed year and won't say why he opened a corporation offshore in bermuda and why he keeps his finances offshore in the cayman islands and why he has a swiss bank account. is to avoid paying taxes and the other is to hedge against the dollar. there questions about whether he closed it in the amnesty period. we can clear up the answers to these questions by releasing additional returns. this is something that rem da democrats and republicans have done for years. his own father released 12 years. romney has an obligation to open up with the ameri
romney supporters are less supportive of romney than they have been in past republican nominees. we have more donors to our organization and far bigger organization with more volunteers on the ground where they are getting their money is from the special interest. they want to protect their tax breaks and subsidies and special deals. >> they put out a new ad calling on mitt romney to release more tax returns. what do you think are in those returns? >> mitt romney has been the most...
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romney this time around. maybe he has learned a lesson from senator john mccain who's bus was called the straight campaign. so this is another falsehood to drive his campaign. every town counts. mr. romney should realize in a presidential campaign, every word counts. even the slogan on his bus. stay with us. the day's top headlines are coming up. >> we have to come to grips with how big the challenge is and does that mean there will be fewer teachers? the honest answer is yes. managing my diabetes is part of my life, between taking insulin and testing my blood sugar... is this part of your life? freestyle lite test strips? why, are they any... beep! wow, that hardly needs any blood! yeah... and the unique zipwik tab targets the blood and pulls it in. so easy. freestyle lite needs just a third the blood of onetouch ultra. really? yep, which is great for people who use insulin and test a lot. max and i are gonna run out and get them right now. or you can call or click today and get strips and a meter free. test
romney this time around. maybe he has learned a lesson from senator john mccain who's bus was called the straight campaign. so this is another falsehood to drive his campaign. every town counts. mr. romney should realize in a presidential campaign, every word counts. even the slogan on his bus. stay with us. the day's top headlines are coming up. >> we have to come to grips with how big the challenge is and does that mean there will be fewer teachers? the honest answer is yes. managing my...
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now governor romney knows it. so let's take a listen to what he said in florida just this morning. >> i am delighted to have picked as my running mate paul ryan, a great leader. he looks to find ways to find common ground, to bring people together. he's come up with ideas that are very different than the president's. the president's idea for medicare was to cut it by $700 billion. >> now governor dean, that's not true, is it? >> no, it's not. the amount of lying that's going on in the ads of this campaign are spectacular. they have an ad out saying the opposite. it's just not quite usually this blatant. but the public -- you know, the romney folks have a problem here. first of all, the public wonders if romney has paid any taxes for the last ten years and that's a problem. and romney is going to have to satisfy that and if he doesn't that's going to be an issue all the way to election day. >> but, governor, i want to be correct on this medicare issue because it's my understanding that essentially while it's true t
now governor romney knows it. so let's take a listen to what he said in florida just this morning. >> i am delighted to have picked as my running mate paul ryan, a great leader. he looks to find ways to find common ground, to bring people together. he's come up with ideas that are very different than the president's. the president's idea for medicare was to cut it by $700 billion. >> now governor dean, that's not true, is it? >> no, it's not. the amount of lying that's going...
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what is it that he has to >> can he has to show that mitt romney is hiding hot real mitt romney s the debate mitt romney is one of these plastic things you hold up, face masks and not the real mitt romney. what's your view on choice, mir. on the one hand, on the debate, you said, right after the debate, you said you're no not doing anything about roe v wade and your campaign is repeal it. what is your view? reducing taxes by $5 trillion on the wealth? he can't get away with it when it comes to direct questions what happened did last week is basically hide who he was. he was unchallenged. he won't be unchallenged. >> when i asked you what issues, the first issue you go to is abortion. you believe that was a missed opportunity in the last debate? >> there were many. the economy is the number one issue, make no mistake about it but mitt romney hiding who he is was most glaring on abortion. it happened a couple days after the debate. >> one of the things bound to come one tax reforge the debt, the deficit. you state a different ground here than the president. >> than the president? >> the
what is it that he has to >> can he has to show that mitt romney is hiding hot real mitt romney s the debate mitt romney is one of these plastic things you hold up, face masks and not the real mitt romney. what's your view on choice, mir. on the one hand, on the debate, you said, right after the debate, you said you're no not doing anything about roe v wade and your campaign is repeal it. what is your view? reducing taxes by $5 trillion on the wealth? he can't get away with it when it...
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romney is clear. if you're concerned about economic thefairness in this condition, you're just one of the society's losers. president obama made a very different speech today, championing the middle class and therefore the battle lines are being drawn and it's only january. we have a local year of this ahead of us. the president made unexpected allies, the other gop candidates. if you closed your ice, youeyes swear all the recent talk came from democrat, but it's republicans like gingrich and perry trying to take mitt down. are they doing president obama's work for him or are they just giving romney a chance on get his act together and try to respond to the charges? but before romney makes his acceptance speech in tampa, he'll have to get past south carolina which has in the past been a killing field of opponents. his opponents now know if he's not stopped there, it's probably over for him. and their strategy is clear. attack him as a job killer. and hope the south will be more hostile to romney than
romney is clear. if you're concerned about economic thefairness in this condition, you're just one of the society's losers. president obama made a very different speech today, championing the middle class and therefore the battle lines are being drawn and it's only january. we have a local year of this ahead of us. the president made unexpected allies, the other gop candidates. if you closed your ice, youeyes swear all the recent talk came from democrat, but it's republicans like gingrich and...
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meanwhile, former bush administration official and romney spokesperson has taken it to arrange media interviews to soldiers to criticize bergdahl. the message is that bowe bergdahl did not deserve to be saved. his critics are seizing on reports that he left a note in his tent he was disillusioned with the army before walking away, and e-mailed comments critical of the u.s. government before he was captured. let's assume all this is true. a 23-year-old soldier walked off his base in disgust, deserted and got captured by the taliban. does that mean he does not deserve to be brought home? i asked rear admiral john kirby that last night. >> when you put this uniform on, there's an understanding that if you're lost and you're taken captive, we're going to go to great lengths to get you back. i grew up in the navy. if you fall overboard on the ship, we don't ask whether you were pushed or jumped, we turn the ship around and get you. >> in poland, president obama reaffirmed the importance of that principle. >> regardless of the circumstances, whatever those circumstances may turn out to be,
meanwhile, former bush administration official and romney spokesperson has taken it to arrange media interviews to soldiers to criticize bergdahl. the message is that bowe bergdahl did not deserve to be saved. his critics are seizing on reports that he left a note in his tent he was disillusioned with the army before walking away, and e-mailed comments critical of the u.s. government before he was captured. let's assume all this is true. a 23-year-old soldier walked off his base in disgust,...
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romney won't distance himself from it. what should romney do? >> i almost have a little sympathy for romney. he's trying to raise money and reach people. he's trying to do what candidates are supposed too. here you have this guy who is just addicted to these kind of side show antics. it's pure show biz. donald trump is a smart guy. he likes to see people spin around and to be the cause of it. he's just stealing the spotlight from his candidate. i don't know if he knows how much damage he is doing to a guy that wants to be president. >> james peterson what about the candidate? has romney done enough? >> i have no sympathy for romney here. he got to make it clear he doesn't ride with this basis elements of republican party. it's all well and good for donald trump to run the side show because that what he does. that's how he stays in the news. a presidential candidate has to conduct himself much differently and romney has to rise above this if he wants the aspire to be the president of the country. >> here is another romney advisor speaking today.
romney won't distance himself from it. what should romney do? >> i almost have a little sympathy for romney. he's trying to raise money and reach people. he's trying to do what candidates are supposed too. here you have this guy who is just addicted to these kind of side show antics. it's pure show biz. donald trump is a smart guy. he likes to see people spin around and to be the cause of it. he's just stealing the spotlight from his candidate. i don't know if he knows how much damage he...
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the romney campaign i hear the actual head quarters are lonely at night. don't be surprised to see a santorum finish. >> what happens if santorum upsets everyone tonight, governor. >> the question then is can rick raise enough money to compete quickly in south carolina. the reason he may win -- and mark's right. he may win in iowa because he did 370 town meetings. he's got a week in new hampshire and three weeks in south carolina and that means he's got to raise a ton of money quickly. if he's got to bounce, maybe he can compete. mayb 's santorum but i'm not sure that he can raise the money. >> thank you both for your time tonight. happy new year. >> happy new year to you, al. >>> ahead, the gop fight to suppress the vote. a top republican has the nerve to claim that democrats are the ones trying to steal the elections. and eric cantor's in denial about how his idol, ronald reagan, raised taxes. stay with us. whee wheeeeeeeeeeeee! wheeeeeeeeeeee! whee whee wheeeeeeeeeeee-he-he-heeeeee! whee whee wheeeeeeeeeeee! pure adrenaline. whee whee wheeeeeeeeeeee! ev
the romney campaign i hear the actual head quarters are lonely at night. don't be surprised to see a santorum finish. >> what happens if santorum upsets everyone tonight, governor. >> the question then is can rick raise enough money to compete quickly in south carolina. the reason he may win -- and mark's right. he may win in iowa because he did 370 town meetings. he's got a week in new hampshire and three weeks in south carolina and that means he's got to raise a ton of money...
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romney runs pro-choice. gingrich found guilty of ethics violations. >> he's the conservative, rick santorum. champion, leader, reformer. >> melissa harris perry is host of a new show debuting next month and professor at tu lane university. bob is with the manship school of communications at louisiana state university and the author of daisy petals and mushroom clouds. good morning to both of you. sorry about the lsu loss. we won't go there. let's talk about the ads. voters in south carolina have seen, listen to this number. 5500 presidential campaign ads. that's nearly twice as many as in the entirety of new hampshire. all the candidates except huntsman are running ads. add in the super packs, on and on and on. are we in oversaturation? are we going to be oversaturated? >> we are at a point of oversaturation. part of what happens in this bombardment, especially when it's negative, we shrink it. the findings, when it gets this ugly and there's this much commercial activity, they feel everyone is lying. the sy
romney runs pro-choice. gingrich found guilty of ethics violations. >> he's the conservative, rick santorum. champion, leader, reformer. >> melissa harris perry is host of a new show debuting next month and professor at tu lane university. bob is with the manship school of communications at louisiana state university and the author of daisy petals and mushroom clouds. good morning to both of you. sorry about the lsu loss. we won't go there. let's talk about the ads. voters in south...
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>> we're focusing on mitt romney because american voters should be afraid of the prospect of mitt romney becoming president of the united states. this person has no mor recall core, no conviction. bring afghanistan home. both sides americans do want to make sure where it stands. mitt romney probably has trouble keeping track of where he stands on any given day. we think that is important information for voters to have so they know what they are getting when they cast a ballot. >> florida congress woman, nice to see you this morning. >> you, too. >> developing news that we need to tell you about coming out of orlando, florida, where police have returned to lake elanor. parker is the 33-year-old woman who disappeared on november 17. that was the same day an episode of the people's court aired in which parker and her exfiance argued over who was responsible for the cost of a missing engagement ring. of course we're going to keep our eye on the events unfolding today in orlando and let you know if anything new develops. 6. >>> reports say a former sheriff of the year in colorado was selling
>> we're focusing on mitt romney because american voters should be afraid of the prospect of mitt romney becoming president of the united states. this person has no mor recall core, no conviction. bring afghanistan home. both sides americans do want to make sure where it stands. mitt romney probably has trouble keeping track of where he stands on any given day. we think that is important information for voters to have so they know what they are getting when they cast a ballot. >>...
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romney himself. while the romney campaign admits he does, in fact, have millions of dollars stashed in the cayman islands, the campaign says, quote, aids say he never used the location as a tax haven. see they are parked in the cayman islands not to avoid paying taxes or anything, the thing you need to know about mitt romney's millions is they like to have a nice view. they like warm weather, the millions text him constantly about their respiratory problems, please, mitt, can we go swim with the sting rays, really, is it the view? come on. well, we are talking about front page headlines though, there was also this front page in florida's "tampa bay times" today. "miami factory: one side of bain." hundreds lost their jobs, mitt romney's company made $242 million. florida's the next stop in the republican presidential race. how's that for a welcome to town mitt romney greeting. the whole interacting with live humans thing has never really been mr. romney's specialty as a candidate. here's what that loo
romney himself. while the romney campaign admits he does, in fact, have millions of dollars stashed in the cayman islands, the campaign says, quote, aids say he never used the location as a tax haven. see they are parked in the cayman islands not to avoid paying taxes or anything, the thing you need to know about mitt romney's millions is they like to have a nice view. they like warm weather, the millions text him constantly about their respiratory problems, please, mitt, can we go swim with...
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and you'll see that i think play out a lot with perry and romney. you have seen it already, when he talks about private sector experience, and he says, romney has had this private sector experience at bain capital, but i've had it on the family farm. so perry will try to make it seem like that romney is like the john kerry of the republican party and out of touch elitist. so this is a real rift. and one of the things with the last election you saw a real rift, almost a 50/50 split between the folks in terms of who they voted for, a split between lower educated or republicans more church-goers, high school graduates, and a split between college graduates. i think we'll see this play out, and that obviously palin is playing into here with her fight with rove. >> and, sam, we just have a little bit of time left here. but it seems to me that the polls are not really running with sarah palin at this point. most people seem to be kind of over her. >> yeah. and i think that's part of the problem, is that she doesn't generate the type of hype she once did.
and you'll see that i think play out a lot with perry and romney. you have seen it already, when he talks about private sector experience, and he says, romney has had this private sector experience at bain capital, but i've had it on the family farm. so perry will try to make it seem like that romney is like the john kerry of the republican party and out of touch elitist. so this is a real rift. and one of the things with the last election you saw a real rift, almost a 50/50 split between the...
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romney wins. this thing is over. but even once it's over, romney still has to convince a lot of conservative that's he's their guy. so that race continues to go on, even if the official race is over. >> you know, thomas, i disagree a little bit. the reason why i say that is because south carolina has always been a very interesting state. this is what we know. we know that south carolina has pribl predicted the republican nominee since 1980. we also know the new south carolina is different fwr the old south carolina. what i mean by that is, the new south carolina elected the first indian governor in history and the old south carolina is the south carolina of straum thurman, evangelicals and so forth. so the question becomes, what type of south carolina is going to come out? are they go being to come out for milt romney, a mormon, someone who obviously is a little questionable in terms of his conservative past or the new south carolina who will say, you know what? let buy gones be bye gones, we're moving into the 21st
romney wins. this thing is over. but even once it's over, romney still has to convince a lot of conservative that's he's their guy. so that race continues to go on, even if the official race is over. >> you know, thomas, i disagree a little bit. the reason why i say that is because south carolina has always been a very interesting state. this is what we know. we know that south carolina has pribl predicted the republican nominee since 1980. we also know the new south carolina is different...
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bush adviser karl rove had this critique of romney strategy. >> if i were romney, i would use whatever precious moment he had on thursday, friday, saturday, sunday, and monday in order to drive home a message. >> mitt romney is on the cover of the january 16th issue of time magazine with the headline, so you like me now? this is a different question than the december 12th issue when he asked why don't they like me. joining me now is deputy washington bureau chief michael crowley. thank you for your time. you like me now. do they like him with the dip of about two points and in iowa staying in that 25% range. those who criticize romney like to say 1 in four picked him and the rest did not. >> that's true. two ways you can look at this. at one point he was writing off iowa and not going to compete and nobody would have cared if he had lost and there is this 25% question. therefore we will be interested to see what happens in new hampshire and south carolina. he may be down a couple of points, and 41% is a commanding lead. rick santorum not very high in that poll, but i think the real sho
bush adviser karl rove had this critique of romney strategy. >> if i were romney, i would use whatever precious moment he had on thursday, friday, saturday, sunday, and monday in order to drive home a message. >> mitt romney is on the cover of the january 16th issue of time magazine with the headline, so you like me now? this is a different question than the december 12th issue when he asked why don't they like me. joining me now is deputy washington bureau chief michael crowley....
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the media wants to push a narrative it's romney, romney, romney. we are not going to accept that. we are going to show we are engaged and paying attention and we are going to have an impact in presidential politics. this is the first time in the history of politics we have an opportunity to change the government and that's what we are going to do. we are not going to let all the work we did for 2010 and we know we have one time to repeal obama care. we are not going to let it go out the window and allow everybody to hand us what they want to. we are engaged in this, we are going to pay attention. >> amy, nice to see you this morning. >> thank you. >>> a historic win for romney in new hampshire going two for two. how this could be like no other before it. >>> tim tebow bringing magic to the denver broncos. will he bring it to a republican candidate? this bowl of strawberries is loaded with vitamin c. and now, b vitamins to boot. coffee doesn't have fiber. unless you want it to. splenda® essentials™ are the first and only line of sweeteners with a small boost of fiber, or antioxi
the media wants to push a narrative it's romney, romney, romney. we are not going to accept that. we are going to show we are engaged and paying attention and we are going to have an impact in presidential politics. this is the first time in the history of politics we have an opportunity to change the government and that's what we are going to do. we are not going to let all the work we did for 2010 and we know we have one time to repeal obama care. we are not going to let it go out the window...
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mitt romney can hardly say that. he could say that while the economy is getting better, it's getting better slowly than any of us will like but job growth could have been faster does not have the ring that obama hasn't been creating jobbed. mitt romney has been very red scent about what he would have done. mitt romney has a bit of a message problem. just, uh, checking out my ad. nice. but, y'know, with every door direct mail from the postal service, you'll find the customers that matter most: the ones in your neighborhood. print it yourself or find a local partner. and postage is under 15 cents. i wish i would have known that cause i really don't think i chose the best location. it's not so bad... i mean you got a deal... right? [ bird cries ] go online to reach every home, every address, every time with every door direct mail. is the pain reliever orthopedic doctors recommend most for arthritis pain, think again. and take aleve. it's the one doctors recommend most for arthritis pain. two pills can last all day. ♪
mitt romney can hardly say that. he could say that while the economy is getting better, it's getting better slowly than any of us will like but job growth could have been faster does not have the ring that obama hasn't been creating jobbed. mitt romney has been very red scent about what he would have done. mitt romney has a bit of a message problem. just, uh, checking out my ad. nice. but, y'know, with every door direct mail from the postal service, you'll find the customers that matter most:...
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romney is on top with 26%. rick perry is down 19 points since the last poll was taken, down to 13% right now. cain's rise, perry's fall, further evidence of voter discontent. 66% of voters are satisfied with the current field of republican candidates, only 33% are not satisfied with the field. the extra attention cain received in recent days led to a more critical look at his proposals, including that 9-9-9 plan, posting a simplified 9% business tax, a 9% flat tax, and a 9% national tax. now some conservative blogs pointed out the biggest opponent may be mr. cain himself. in an op-ed he wrote last november, less than a year ago, he wrote "the worst idea is a proposed national sales tax, which is a disguised vat on top of everything we already pay in taxes. on top of all the confusing and unfair taxes we have today, that's insane. gives the out of control bureaucrats and politicians in denial one more tool to lie, deceive, manipulate and destroy this country. november 22, 2010 he wrote that. cain also remains un
romney is on top with 26%. rick perry is down 19 points since the last poll was taken, down to 13% right now. cain's rise, perry's fall, further evidence of voter discontent. 66% of voters are satisfied with the current field of republican candidates, only 33% are not satisfied with the field. the extra attention cain received in recent days led to a more critical look at his proposals, including that 9-9-9 plan, posting a simplified 9% business tax, a 9% flat tax, and a 9% national tax. now...
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>> for romney, i got one for romney which would be, you know -- for the president rather, your opponent says that he favored the kind of reorganization and bailout in bankruptcy that ultimately worked for the auto industry but with no public money. mr. president, was there private money available, and if there wasn't, what would have happened? >> thank you. >> i'm not jim lehrer, i'm not fair. >> that's really tough for obama. in other words, the other guy's -- i love these answers. thanks so much, bob shrum. i knew you wouldn't do this. joan, thanks so much. coming up -- yours at least was legitimate. >>> coming up, what can brown do for you? he's running for re-election up in ohio. but he's got karl rove money machine, whole money machine coming at him, and he's taking him on pretty well. he's doing well. we're going to learn something about winning in a good old state like ohio. >>> republicans have been searching without success over the country for voter fraud, and now they finally found it in their own campaign. the biggest case of alleged registration fraud in the country, and th
>> for romney, i got one for romney which would be, you know -- for the president rather, your opponent says that he favored the kind of reorganization and bailout in bankruptcy that ultimately worked for the auto industry but with no public money. mr. president, was there private money available, and if there wasn't, what would have happened? >> thank you. >> i'm not jim lehrer, i'm not fair. >> that's really tough for obama. in other words, the other guy's -- i love...
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romney got the news, mr. gingrich's super pac has bought up time for six million dollars worth of anti-mitt romney tv ads in florida. one of the reasons mitt romney was seen as the inevitable candidate on the republican side because of the so-called money primary. that is the way the beltway talks about it, the primary and the more important money primary. a candidate showing the ability to build a base of donors and raise money for the campaign. mitt romney won the money primary this year, early and hugely. but now it turns out thanks to citizens united there is no money primary anymore, it was cancelled. newt gingrich doesn't have a donor base, he hasn't proven any ability to raise money in state after state, event after event. newt gingrich it turns out only has to raise money with one family in nevada. the adelson family, casino money have given $10 million to newt gingrich's super pac. after citizens united the money is on tap. anybody can level the playing field in terms of money. all you need is one fu
romney got the news, mr. gingrich's super pac has bought up time for six million dollars worth of anti-mitt romney tv ads in florida. one of the reasons mitt romney was seen as the inevitable candidate on the republican side because of the so-called money primary. that is the way the beltway talks about it, the primary and the more important money primary. a candidate showing the ability to build a base of donors and raise money for the campaign. mitt romney won the money primary this year,...
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they never go to romney. they might stay home. two things about romney. people think he's flat and they don't think he's a fighter. when i interviewed voters in iowa and florida, they all said we need a fighter. electability is good. we don't think romney can fight. >> bill, you're a veteran of the '08 campaign. there's something about that primary electorate that is hungry for a win. wants a little more red meat. was an effective strategy of obama versus hillary? you portrayed senator clinton as somebody not ready to take on the fight. >> i think chairman steele makes a great point. this election is about the economy. even though there's all this energy the the media around the theology comments, santorum is mostly talking about the economy. republican primary votes when nair listening to romney and santorum, what they hear is a message a lot more compelling from santorum than romney. after months and months they're looking at his economic message and there's nothing there. >> is instruction right, then? it's the media focusing on all his conservative co
they never go to romney. they might stay home. two things about romney. people think he's flat and they don't think he's a fighter. when i interviewed voters in iowa and florida, they all said we need a fighter. electability is good. we don't think romney can fight. >> bill, you're a veteran of the '08 campaign. there's something about that primary electorate that is hungry for a win. wants a little more red meat. was an effective strategy of obama versus hillary? you portrayed senator...
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second of all, i think romney, the establishment wants romney to be the nominee. the rule both in the literature and political science and just from casual observation, on the republican side is the party establishment gets the nominee it wants. is that rule going to be upset and if it is, it's going to be newt gingrich. we're seeing the structure incentives will produce him. >> i wonder increasingly how any nominee really unites this party. i keep getting e-mails and reading, really conservative commentators say i'd rather go down with newt than have mitt. >> i think we should all remember how things were on the democrat side in 2008. the conversations i had with just friends screaming at each other over hillary and barack obama. they did end up unifying. i think what ends up unifying them is they really hate barack obama. >> the unifying factor last time was but would we really rather have john mccain and sarah palin. they really hate barack obama. i seem some commentators say if that's what we get, i think we'll go down with romney anyhow. look at the numbers.
second of all, i think romney, the establishment wants romney to be the nominee. the rule both in the literature and political science and just from casual observation, on the republican side is the party establishment gets the nominee it wants. is that rule going to be upset and if it is, it's going to be newt gingrich. we're seeing the structure incentives will produce him. >> i wonder increasingly how any nominee really unites this party. i keep getting e-mails and reading, really...
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romney. take a question to this, if you will. >> whenever they talk about providing education for low income kids, they always talk about sending them to a school, somewhere else. >> that's right. >> why can't we have good schools in this neighborhood? >> mitt romney never did answer that question, perhaps because he touts a program simply to move students somewhere else, never addressing the core issue, which is the school itself. >> not only that, but one of his proposals is to take one of our seriously underfunded programs like special education and turn special ed funding into a voucher program for people to be subsidized at a private school. but he also talks about our global competition, countries like finland and singapore, but he never talks about what makes them so great. one of the things they did is they said, which are going to have every public school as good as the best public school. wouldn't that be a great thing to run on? to say the kind of school that the governor went to,
romney. take a question to this, if you will. >> whenever they talk about providing education for low income kids, they always talk about sending them to a school, somewhere else. >> that's right. >> why can't we have good schools in this neighborhood? >> mitt romney never did answer that question, perhaps because he touts a program simply to move students somewhere else, never addressing the core issue, which is the school itself. >> not only that, but one of his...
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he said he had been romney voted. that third party groups who are not connected to you in any legal way have run a barrage of ads against him here in iowa. do you approve of what they're doing? >> there's a lot of heat in the campaign kitchen. i know that the speaker is angry. i don't know why. but my anger will be focused on president obama's failures to put the american people back to work. >> one thing you said recently about santorum and also gingrich is they're career politicians. but some people say, mitt romney, he's been running for president for about the last five years or so. >> and i think the others that you mentioned have been in politics 30 years or 40 years. there's five years versus 40 years. >> cold, calculated. >> it's so interesting because what he didn't do is dispute the premise that he's been running for five years straight. he just said, well, at least it's not 30 or 40 years. interesting. >> the personal side, he does t doesndoesn' doesndoesn' doesn't -- >> i talked to him. look, he really res
he said he had been romney voted. that third party groups who are not connected to you in any legal way have run a barrage of ads against him here in iowa. do you approve of what they're doing? >> there's a lot of heat in the campaign kitchen. i know that the speaker is angry. i don't know why. but my anger will be focused on president obama's failures to put the american people back to work. >> one thing you said recently about santorum and also gingrich is they're career...
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governor romney's strategy is failing. >> how can you say that when the polls show governor romney is leading. >> i'm looking at ohio. where the president is expanding his lead. i'm looking at wisconsin where mitt romney, his running mate is from wisconsin the guy has never led in wisconsin not once. so if you look at the key states, national polls mean nothing to me. nothing. look at the key states you'll see why mitt romney's strategy of economic gloom and doom is failing. >> ann, oil bring you in -- >> there's republican policies in place in virginia and wisconsin and ohio. >> absolutely. they are all republican governors who are out there saying look at our state. we're doing pretty well. >> let me get in here, danny there has been a conflict on how the republicans will handle those key states that have an unemployment rate that's below the national average trying to give the credit to the republican governor by skirt ago round the president and that's not been successful. you mentioned polls. we know this is about math. we know the lucky number. when you look at colorado and neva
governor romney's strategy is failing. >> how can you say that when the polls show governor romney is leading. >> i'm looking at ohio. where the president is expanding his lead. i'm looking at wisconsin where mitt romney, his running mate is from wisconsin the guy has never led in wisconsin not once. so if you look at the key states, national polls mean nothing to me. nothing. look at the key states you'll see why mitt romney's strategy of economic gloom and doom is failing....
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what santorum needs is what mitt romney fears. an unobstructed race between the two. >>> also republican legislatures are passing voter i.d. laws to allegedly stop voter fraud. but are those new rules really to make voting honestly democratic harder? >>> now for tonight's off the waller. sarah palin has done it again saying the problem with barack obama, if you hadn't noticed, is he wasn't properly vetted back in '08. why would she trot that out on the weekend that "game change" is coming out? >>> and let me finish with "game change." what a movie and what it says about politics. at our highest level in this country. >>> we begin with the economy. what a story it is today and what it means for the president. susan page is washington bureau chief and david corn is washington bureau chief for mother jones and an msnbc political analyst. this economic news today, the number at 8.3%. i thought it might go up. it didn't. also 250,000 people joining the workforce. >> things moving in the right direction for the president. unemployment s
what santorum needs is what mitt romney fears. an unobstructed race between the two. >>> also republican legislatures are passing voter i.d. laws to allegedly stop voter fraud. but are those new rules really to make voting honestly democratic harder? >>> now for tonight's off the waller. sarah palin has done it again saying the problem with barack obama, if you hadn't noticed, is he wasn't properly vetted back in '08. why would she trot that out on the weekend that "game...
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mitt romney polling at 47%. enough of the real news, let's watch stewart and colbert break down the iowa caucuses. colbert warns romney he made a big mistake by leaving newt gingrich alive in the race. >> newt has the knives out for mitt romney. listen to these not so veiled threats he issued last night. >> we will not go out and run nasty ads, but i do reserve the right to tell the truth. if the truth seems negative that may be more a comment on his record than it is on politics. >> oh, you have made a fatal mistake. you may have wounded newt. but you left him alive. and alone with his first love -- hate. newt's wound will now fester, oosing a pustulant rage which will render down to liquid vengeance and pour into the hollow-nosed bullet and fire into the romney dreams and dance on the grave. but not in a negative way. personally, i cannot wait for this weekend's debates in new hampshire, because when mitt romney least expect it, gingrich will turn to him and say -- >> hello, my name is newt gingrich. prepare t
mitt romney polling at 47%. enough of the real news, let's watch stewart and colbert break down the iowa caucuses. colbert warns romney he made a big mistake by leaving newt gingrich alive in the race. >> newt has the knives out for mitt romney. listen to these not so veiled threats he issued last night. >> we will not go out and run nasty ads, but i do reserve the right to tell the truth. if the truth seems negative that may be more a comment on his record than it is on politics....
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he's got mitt romney in his sights. the second thing it does is that it pushes romney further to the right which is making it more difficult for him to tack back to the center and get the moderate votes that both parties are searching for and that will ultimately decide this contest. >> okay, joe williams, mike vicar a. we're awaiting the president. we'll be right back. we're watching two live events on your left, president bush's expected to speak at any moment in battleground ohio and mitt romney is holding a town hall where senator john mccain is expected to endorse him for president. stay tuned for both events here on msnbc. to pick up some accessories. a new belt. some nylons. and what girl wouldn't need new shoes? we talked about getting a diamond. ♪ ...i flew us to the rock i really had in mind. ♪ [ male announcer ] the citi thank you card. earn points you can use for travel on any airline, with no blackout dates. earn points you can use for travel on any airline, you wouldn't want your doctor doing your job.
he's got mitt romney in his sights. the second thing it does is that it pushes romney further to the right which is making it more difficult for him to tack back to the center and get the moderate votes that both parties are searching for and that will ultimately decide this contest. >> okay, joe williams, mike vicar a. we're awaiting the president. we'll be right back. we're watching two live events on your left, president bush's expected to speak at any moment in battleground ohio and...
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in pennsylvania, mitt romney not in the lead yet. wisconsin, obama 51, romney, 42. those troubled states that are hard to pick, ohio and florida, as tim rusten used to call them, are deciders. we'll be right back. you have yet to master the quiet sneeze. you stash tissues like a squirrel stashes nuts. well, muddlers, muddle no more. try zyrtec®. it gives you powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin® because zyrtec® starts working at hour 1 on the first day you take it. claritin® doesn't start working until hour 3. zyrtec®. love the air. claritin® doesn't start working until hour 3. high schools in six states enrolled in the national math and science initiative... ...which helped students and teachers get better results in ap courses. together, they raised ap test scores 138%. just imagine our potential... ...if the other states joined them. let's raise our scores. let's invest in our teachers and inspire our students. let's solve this. >>> i am honored to be able to be here to introduce not only governor bob mcdonald, a fabulous governo
in pennsylvania, mitt romney not in the lead yet. wisconsin, obama 51, romney, 42. those troubled states that are hard to pick, ohio and florida, as tim rusten used to call them, are deciders. we'll be right back. you have yet to master the quiet sneeze. you stash tissues like a squirrel stashes nuts. well, muddlers, muddle no more. try zyrtec®. it gives you powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin® because zyrtec® starts working at hour 1 on the first day you take...
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funny barack is a very easy setting for him. >> okay. >> whereas romney has awkward romney and mean romney which is why funny romney is not a setting for him which is why he looked awkward when he was funny. >> he was funny. opening joke where he was talking about wardrobe changes on the campaign, sports coat, suit and tie for an evening event, ann and i can relax with what we wear around the house. looked very stern while delivering that very funny joke. >> looks like a guy in a movie who's been stabbed and trying not to show it. the stern romney face, why are you in so much pain? you're killing. enjoy the moment. >> here's the thing. because you said that about romney right before we saw obama let go, i was watching obama's facial expressions. when he says the joke he does not smile his way through the joke, enjoying himself through the joke. he seems serious like romney, beat, then big smile or laugh or self-deprecating laugh or some other show of emotion. he does sort of look a little stabbed himself while he's initially delivering it. >> that's because they're terrified. they're not c
funny barack is a very easy setting for him. >> okay. >> whereas romney has awkward romney and mean romney which is why funny romney is not a setting for him which is why he looked awkward when he was funny. >> he was funny. opening joke where he was talking about wardrobe changes on the campaign, sports coat, suit and tie for an evening event, ann and i can relax with what we wear around the house. looked very stern while delivering that very funny joke. >> looks like a...
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romney and mr. ryan's idea for the deficit to save the country from fiscal disaster and pay for the stuff they want to do that's really expensive, their plan is to eliminate six hour's worth of defense spending. one-fourth of one day's worth of defense spending. at the same time, to make overall defense spending go like this. because, you know, they are the numbers guys. math. want your best rest ever? then don't miss sleep train's best rest event. you'll find sleep train's very best mattresses at the guaranteed lowest price. plus, pay no interest for 3 years on beautyrest black, stearns & foster serta icomfort even tempur-pedic. and rest even better with sleep train's risk-free 100-day money back guarantee. get your best rest ever from sleep train. superior service best selection lowest price guaranteed. ♪ sleep train ♪ ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ >>> i just find it troubling that the president's message -- the president's focus -- 28 days from election day is big bird. >> the
romney and mr. ryan's idea for the deficit to save the country from fiscal disaster and pay for the stuff they want to do that's really expensive, their plan is to eliminate six hour's worth of defense spending. one-fourth of one day's worth of defense spending. at the same time, to make overall defense spending go like this. because, you know, they are the numbers guys. math. want your best rest ever? then don't miss sleep train's best rest event. you'll find sleep train's very best mattresses...
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romney virtually tied in iowa, we know we're going to see new attacks against mitt romney. i mean, for a purported front-runner all this time, mitt romney has thus far really avoided the searing spotlight of front-runner status. everybody else who has challenged him one by one has drawn all the negative attention. it was assumed the bad things about mitt romney and his record was already known and focus on the other people and whether or not they'd make a suitable challenger to him. we know newt gingrich may not himself be a top tier contender for the nomination anymore, but newt gingrich has no intention of dropping out. he has a new singular purpose for remaining in the race. newt gingrich lives now to attack mitt romney. we got the tip off to the newly focused anti-romney strategy last night during gingrich's disgruntled iowa caucus speech. >> we'll have one other great debate, and that is whether this party wants a reagan conservative who helped change washington in the 1980s, or we want a massachusetts moderate who, in fact, will be pretty good at managing the decay, b
romney virtually tied in iowa, we know we're going to see new attacks against mitt romney. i mean, for a purported front-runner all this time, mitt romney has thus far really avoided the searing spotlight of front-runner status. everybody else who has challenged him one by one has drawn all the negative attention. it was assumed the bad things about mitt romney and his record was already known and focus on the other people and whether or not they'd make a suitable challenger to him. we know...
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romney has one up coming event in orlando. obama has 121 events within 40 miles of miami. >> apart from sort of telling latino voters that the election's on wednesday, i think -- >> it is of course on tuesday. >> just kidding, by the way. had to clarify that. i think what the romney campaign is going to do in florida is going to be to play up to this growing population of puerto rican voters in the i-4 corridor, to get voters in the traditional base in florida and the cuban community and go after the i-4 corridor. you already saw him semi-endorse puerto rican statehood. it will be much more difficult out west for him. if you talk about florida being the battleground for that, my guess would be less negativity in florida, maybe more out west and more playing to the puerto rican community down there. >> it remains to be seen how quickly he can make up a gap, though. this is someone who is behind double digits doesn't begin to cover it. we're talking 30, 40 percentage point gaps between the president and mitt romney among hispani
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>> romney just won this thing. romney has just won the java joe's caucus. we'll be right back with more "hardball." >>> welcome back to "hardball." according to polls, on the eve of the iowa caucus, 25% support, kompb conservatives say the problem for that is they can't agree on who the alternative is. the result could be mitt romney sneaking through the pack and eking out a win. for some conservatives, that prospect reminds them of john mccain back in 2008, the moderate senator, who never won the love of the conservative base. could it happen two election cycles in a row? joe klein's a "time" magazine columnist and jonathan martin is senior political reporter for politico. john, you start here. usually parties correct themselves. they run a pragmatist, that doesn't work, the next time they run somebody with deep conviction. it looks like romney is still the favorite right now to follow john mccain, someone in the senator. >> that's why you see so many unhappy republicans these days. that's why the crowds are low this time, that's why the turnout may be low
>> romney just won this thing. romney has just won the java joe's caucus. we'll be right back with more "hardball." >>> welcome back to "hardball." according to polls, on the eve of the iowa caucus, 25% support, kompb conservatives say the problem for that is they can't agree on who the alternative is. the result could be mitt romney sneaking through the pack and eking out a win. for some conservatives, that prospect reminds them of john mccain back in 2008,...
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coming up, mitt romney now plays to the mob. part of my job is teaching my patients how to take insulin. but i've learned a lot from patients who use flexpen. flexpen comes pre-filled with the insulin i take and i can dial the exact dose of insulin i need. i live my life on the go and need an on-the-go insulin. i don't need to carry a cooler with flexpen. novolog is a fast-acting, man-made insulin used to control high blood sugar in adults and children with diabetes. do not inject novolog if you do not plan to eat within 5 to 10 minutes after injection to avoid low blood sugar. tell your healthcare provider about all medicines you take and all of your medical conditions, including if you are pregnant or breastfeeding. the most common side effect of novolog is low blood sugar. other possible side effects include reactions at the injection site. get medical help right away if you experience serious allergic reactions, body rash, trouble with breathing, fast heartbeat or sweating. ask your healthcare provider about novolog flexpen
coming up, mitt romney now plays to the mob. part of my job is teaching my patients how to take insulin. but i've learned a lot from patients who use flexpen. flexpen comes pre-filled with the insulin i take and i can dial the exact dose of insulin i need. i live my life on the go and need an on-the-go insulin. i don't need to carry a cooler with flexpen. novolog is a fast-acting, man-made insulin used to control high blood sugar in adults and children with diabetes. do not inject novolog if...
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you're a romney supporter. romney's favorite line these days to say the president took all the stimulus and promised it would be under 8% and it's not. at the rate we're going, it could be under 8% before the republican convention. it does change the talking point. you know, is that not a concern? >> there was a lot of hedging in that commentary from mr. kruger at the cea as you heard. >> you would expect nothing else than the spin. >> no doubt. but look. i'm not going to sit here and say job growth is a bad thing. it's terrific. i think everyone who is an american would say that's good progress and i'm sure all the candidates for president would probably put it in context where we need to be ultimately to get the economy humming and the kinds of different growth plans and tax approaches that the republican candidates would put forward i think would supercharge the ability of the eek irto grow more quickly. that's the argument you'll probably hear. secondarily, you know, one set of numbers does not a trend make
you're a romney supporter. romney's favorite line these days to say the president took all the stimulus and promised it would be under 8% and it's not. at the rate we're going, it could be under 8% before the republican convention. it does change the talking point. you know, is that not a concern? >> there was a lot of hedging in that commentary from mr. kruger at the cea as you heard. >> you would expect nothing else than the spin. >> no doubt. but look. i'm not going to sit...
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two of them show mitt romney leading. the website realclearpolitics does an average of all the polling on colorado, and their average right now has president obama up in colorado by 0.6%. 0.6. which means that the race for president in colorado is a tie right now. this is a person whose job it is to oversee elections in colorado. guy at the podium there. this is the person who largely decides how easy or how difficult to make voting in colorado. he is the person to decide whether or how to count the votes. he is the top elections official in a very close swing state. and you should get to know him. that's coming up. questions? anyone have occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas, bloating? yeah. one phillips' colon health probiotic cap each day helps defend against these digestive issues with three strains of good bacteria. approved! [ phillips' lady ] live the regular life. phillips'. you walk into a conventional mattress store, it's really not about you. we have so much technology in our store to really show the customers
two of them show mitt romney leading. the website realclearpolitics does an average of all the polling on colorado, and their average right now has president obama up in colorado by 0.6%. 0.6. which means that the race for president in colorado is a tie right now. this is a person whose job it is to oversee elections in colorado. guy at the podium there. this is the person who largely decides how easy or how difficult to make voting in colorado. he is the person to decide whether or how to...
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who exactly is mitt romney? would his victory speech this week tell us about how he's going to run. >> it's still about the economy. and we're not stupid. >> to the deciders in this election. one key group i can tell you is women. the big question is still, how will they be won over? i'm going to discuss it this morning with two campaign insiders. ed gallespie and robert gibbs. senior adviser to president obama's campaign. >>> also, after the firestorm. she started by going after ann romney. democratic strategist hilary rosen is back, and only here, with a few more things to say. >>> also here this morning msnbc's rachel maddow. republican strategist alex castellanos. and congressman cathy mcmorris-rodgers. >>> plus, it's the morning after. a big night here in washington. the washington koerns dinner adds a little glitz. it gives the president a chance to use some comedy as a political weapon. >> it's great to be here this evening in the vast, mag sif sent hilton ballroom. or what mitt romney would call a real f
who exactly is mitt romney? would his victory speech this week tell us about how he's going to run. >> it's still about the economy. and we're not stupid. >> to the deciders in this election. one key group i can tell you is women. the big question is still, how will they be won over? i'm going to discuss it this morning with two campaign insiders. ed gallespie and robert gibbs. senior adviser to president obama's campaign. >>> also, after the firestorm. she started by going...
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when mitt romney called him to concede the 2012 election? this is "hardball." this is so fascinating. sensitivity and awkward statements. anyway, the place for politics. back in a minute. it's scary. little bit in my eye. [ michelle ] underneath the kitchen table underneath my work desk we've got enough to knit a sweater. [ doorbell rings ] zach, what is that? the swiffer sweeper. the swiffer dusters. it's some sort of magic cloth that sucks in all the dog hair. it's quick and easy. pretty amazing that it picked it all up. i would totally take on another dog. [ kevin ] really? ♪ ♪ >>> well, president obama's getting back at congressional republicans with a pr offensive on the each of immigration, of course. republicans are trying to undue his executive actions on immigration by tieing him to funding measure. today the president hosted a half a dozen dreamers, young immigrants subject to deportation if the republican bill gets passed. the president accuses the republicans of ignoring the human consequences of their legislation. we're back
when mitt romney called him to concede the 2012 election? this is "hardball." this is so fascinating. sensitivity and awkward statements. anyway, the place for politics. back in a minute. it's scary. little bit in my eye. [ michelle ] underneath the kitchen table underneath my work desk we've got enough to knit a sweater. [ doorbell rings ] zach, what is that? the swiffer sweeper. the swiffer dusters. it's some sort of magic cloth that sucks in all the dog hair. it's quick and easy....
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he came in third behind both mitt romney and ron paul. ron paul pulled in 14% of the vote and came in second. you know, that should have been kind of the end of that story, the first caucus. interesting, romney, ron paul, and mccain. that was only the beginning. because when you vote in the nevada republican caucus, they elect delegates to the state convention and it elects delegates to send to the national convention to select a presidential nominee. oh, democracy. and in 2008, when ron paul did not win on caucus day, his supporters decided that nevertheless, they would still out box the other campaign. they would still get all of their delegates sent to the state convention. so it was nuts. a couple months after these caucuses, which technically mitt romney had won, when the noh republicans gathered at their state convention, the ron paul delegates mutiny basically they took over. it was complete chaos. and what they were threatening to do is send a slate of themselves as ron paul delegates to the national convention, even though mitt r
he came in third behind both mitt romney and ron paul. ron paul pulled in 14% of the vote and came in second. you know, that should have been kind of the end of that story, the first caucus. interesting, romney, ron paul, and mccain. that was only the beginning. because when you vote in the nevada republican caucus, they elect delegates to the state convention and it elects delegates to send to the national convention to select a presidential nominee. oh, democracy. and in 2008, when ron paul...
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mitt romney campaign is never going to cut and run from mitt romney. but couldn't the superpacs at some point if the polls stay the way they are just decide mitt romney is running an unwinnable campaign, their money might be better spent in down-ballot campaigns? when the superpacs do their political triage there's an option to cut mitt romney loose. joining us now for "the interview," an evil dark money overlord named bill burton, a senior strategist for the pro-obama superpac, priorities usa action. bill, it's good to have you here. >> overlord is such a dirty word. >> it sounds better than it looks. it looks nice. then you say it out loud. >> i don't think it looks nice, either. >> did i get the basic point right there about, about the money -- money outside the campaigns, money you've been raising and spending. it's at a disadvantage. you have to pay more for your ad time? >> the campaigns pay a much cheaper rate than the superpacs are able to pay. on the republican side, karl rove and the koch brothers have hundreds of millions of dollars so can p
mitt romney campaign is never going to cut and run from mitt romney. but couldn't the superpacs at some point if the polls stay the way they are just decide mitt romney is running an unwinnable campaign, their money might be better spent in down-ballot campaigns? when the superpacs do their political triage there's an option to cut mitt romney loose. joining us now for "the interview," an evil dark money overlord named bill burton, a senior strategist for the pro-obama superpac,...